The new =68 map is created and ready to go! Everyone can access it, regardless of level, via the telepad hidden away at the southwest of Root.

This map is more build-focused, and as such does not spawn mobs and has a totally flat terrain.

While everyone can view the map now, no one can build until their Landrush phase opens up. If you try to place before your Landrush slot opens, you'll get a countdown of exact time remaining. Here is the schedule for landrush:

Thanks to everyone who joined for the hatstream today. We made SEVEN potential NovemberBit hats.

The Novemberbit reward page has been updated with a voting system. If you've backed $49+, you can vote for the official Novemberbit Exclusive Reward Hat. The winning hat will only be available to the $49+ backers.

The hats that don't win will either be discarded, made available for public purchase, or added to my secret hat stockpile.

Also, wild grass has been fixed so that it gives the correct number of wild grasses. If you previously claimed them, you can reclaim to get your additional +1 wild grass.

Our annual server fundraiser / mega-sale has just kicked-off... and it's the most exciting one yet! It includes a new landrush, possible doubleplat, and a variety of new items. There's even a 500,000 gold giveaway that's free to enter, sponsored by Kjh787.

New this year: most rewards can be gotten right away, including the mysterious 3D Test Glasses. What do they do?

We're halfway through our server fundraiser and 90% funded! Thanks to everyone who has contributed!

Many people have asked about substitutions for various reward tiers, so I have made a few of the reward tiers be options:

The Pocket Universe tier is now the $70 Choice Pack -- your choice of ONE of the following:(at the conclusion of the fundraiser, a survey will be mailed out for you to select one -- ensure your e-mail is setup in account options!)

Second Pocket Universe, pre-expanded to 5x5 regions. (I realized 4x4 regions were an odd size for a town, so I upped it to 5x5 regions!)

Before the end of the fundraiser, you should ensure your first pocket universe is accessible through telepad or towntele, since a second PU may change which PU the root telepad takes you to.

I will create a second PU for you of usual 2x2 size and give you a token for a free white TS. I will also place a temporary publicpad to there and notify you of its name.

Place your TS in the PU as desired (this expands it to 3x3), and ensure it is named so you can towntele there. Then notify me you are ready for the expand.

I will townexpand once for you, bringing the second PU to 5x5

Or, Existing Pocket Universe Upgrade- upgrade your existing PU from a purple townstone to a white townstone, then town expand one time to 5x5 regions total (include current town name in survey)

Or, Existing Town Upgrade- upgrade your existing townstone with 3x3 townstone once to a 5x5 town (include current town name in survey)

Region Expand blocks - massively more being given out, and even a new type of expander. If you spend at least $100, then for each $50 you have purchased, you will receive BOTH:

Two 2k expand blocks - Sets the max objects for a region to 2,000 blocks

These items will be granted for each $50 spent as long as you spend at least $100, so for example $100 would net you four 2k blocks and fourteen +250 blocks, $150 would net you six 2k blocks and twenty one +250 blocks, etc...

Also note that more objects in a region can create more latency, although people seem generally pretty happy with the 2k regions from the last fundraiser.

Origin plot is now $500 Choice Reward-- Your choice of ONE of the following(at the conclusion of the fundraiser, a survey will be mailed out for you to select one -- ensure your e-mail is setup in account options!)

Origin plot- subject to building height restrictions

Or: 10x "water" objects

$2k Clarification: if you purchase $2k+ during the fundraiser (wow), I will do one custom designed object per $1k purchased.

And as a reminder, if we make it to 100% of our funding goal, I will double your gold & plat purchased during the fundraiser!